Our children will someday run this country. In grade school, I remember voting for Kennedy for president. Even then, I knew my vote was important. So I organized Kids Vote 2014. Via computer, this mock election is meant for every K-12 student in Clark County. The Fort Vancouver Regional Library branches will participate.
This mock election is about civics, not politics. Our website has links to letters encouraging student participation from Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, Clark County commissioners, Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt and others. As with the general election, voting began on Oct. 15 and will end at 8 p.m. on election day, Nov. 4. Legislative district and school district boundaries do not match, so we had to choose the candidates who represent the majority of each school district’s area.
A link to our ballot is on the “Vote Here” page at our website (http://www.KidsVote2014.com). Results will be reported by “precinct,” which will be each school.
My hope is that parents will hear this from their kids: “I voted today, did you?”
